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KALiJtbu,  Nov.  27,  186*.      ) 

GENERAL  ORDER,  \ 

No.  10.  f 

T.  The  President  of  the  Confederate  States  having  deem- 
ed it  necessary  to  call  into  service  under  the  provisions  of 
the  recent  act  of  Congress,  all  persons  liable  to  military 
duty  between  the  ages  of  18  and  40  years,  tlie  Command- 
ing Officers  of  tho  Militia  will  call  out  their  respective 
Regiments  and  enroll  and  conduct  to  the  Camp  oi  Instruc- 
tion all  persons  liable  to  military  duty  under  tliis  law,  at 
such  time  as  Colonel  Peter  Mallett,  Chief  Enrolling  Officer 
for  the  State  may  direct. 

II.  The  enemy  are  pressing  ujjon  us  in  great  numbers 
with  the  intention  to  overwhelm  us  by  a  win'er  campaign. 
Our  danger  now  comes  from  the  south  side  of  the  dames 
River,  and  as  the  scene  of  War  approaches  nearer  to  our 
borders,  it  becomes  North  Carolinians  to  rush  even  more 
promptly  than  before  to  the  defence  of  our  own  territory. 
If  we  can  drive  him  back  once  more,  as  we  have  so  often 
done,  there  is  every  reason  to  hope  that  Ins  strength  will 
be  eiiect.il all j  broken.  The  various  officers  entrusted  with 
the  execution  of  this  order  are  again  commanded  to  u*o  all 
diligence  in  arresting  deserters  and  absentees  without 
leave  from  the  army,  and  all  good  citizen-  who  prize  lib- 
erty and  independence,  are  earnestly  invoked  to  assist  in 
hurrying  off  all  such  to  their  regiments.  The  brave  and 
patriotic  soldier  will  not  over  stay  bis  furlough  unless  pro. 
viuentially  hindered.  The  coward  alone  will  shirk  (at 
home)  whilst  his  braver  comrades,  endure  the  heat  and 
burthen  of  the  light. 

By  order  of  Cover:. or  Vance. 


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